Reply #14

[Drifterat]

Dean, I'd use the 30lb PP. It's plenty thin enough and much more forgiving than the 20lb. When I say forgiving I'm talking about tip wraps and wind knots. The 20lb, for me, was much more prone to both of those problems. Another plus to using the larger sized line is that it works better on a baitcaster.

Float fishing with a baitcaster, you ask? Yes, it's the ticket out of a driftboat. Spinning reels and floatfishing go hand in hand when fishing from the bank. But when fishing, on the move, out of the front of your guy's sweet Willie boat a baitcaster and a 9.5-10ft rod is the ticket for 95% of the fishing that we do. The precision of cast placement needed when you're trying to "pick a pocket" for steelhead is too high for a spinning rod.

IMO, a spinning rod is only good for floatfishing from the bank and boondoggin light lead out of a moving boat. Other than that the "coffee grinder" is good for little else.